September 24, 2002	Tuesday	Rajab 16, 1423

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Candidates warned against violating code of conduct ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued warning notices to several candidates on Monday for violating the code of conduct of polls....		AC summons former chief of SLIC on Oct 16: New city scam case ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Taking strong exception to the absence of the former chairman, State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC), Qazi Mohammad Zaheer, an accountability court on Monday directed him to appear before...
F-10 flower market encroached upon ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: An under-construction flower market at F-10 Markaz has been encroached upon and inaugurated without informing Capital Development Authority (CDA), sources told Dawn....		Traders asked to help remove encroachments RAWALPINDI, Sept 23: The Tehsil Nazim Raja Hamid Nawaz has stressed on the trader community to cooperate with the Tehsil administration in removing encroachments from the city limits....
Moin asks police to improve conduct towards people ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: It is incumbent on the police to improve their conduct towards the people and listen to their grievances and promote discipline among its ranks, now that the Police...		Briton found dead in F-7/1 ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: A British national was found dead at his residence in F-7/1 on Monday, police said....
Nayyar pledges to lift ban on labour unions ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The PPP candidate from NA-48, Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, has said if elected, he will lift ban on labour unions in all government and semi-government institutions....		Pakistan, US to work for increased trade ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Pakistan and the US agreed to work together for trade enhancement between the two countries and increased bilateral interaction between the business communities....
Body formed to run transitional affairs after LG polls ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The administration on Monday formed a committee to run the transitional affairs after local government elections in Islamabad, a senior official told Dawn....		FBI chief arrives tomorrow RAWALPINDI, Sept 23: The director general of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is arriving in Islamabad on Sept 25, an official source said....
Wattoo granted bail on medical grounds ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, on Monday granted bail to the former chief minister of the Punjab, Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo, in Beach Craft case on medical...		Saudi troupe to perform on 25th ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The Pakistan National Council of the Arts and Embassy of Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have jointly organized a cultural performance by Saudi cultural troupe on September 25...
Harmony among nations linked to respect of human rights ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Harmony among nations will be promoted if all states, especially the US, take practical steps to ensure the respect of human rights in international diplomacy....		UN to give $10m for health care, education ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) and the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) will soon enter into an agreement amounting to $10 million to help improve access...
Election 2002 is marked by notable departures ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The elections that come on the heels of a massive ‘political cleansing’ are marked by more departures than any other in the country’s history....		PPP informs CEC of Firing on office ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Acting Secretary General of the PPP, Mian Raza Rabbani, has brought into the notice of Chief Election Commissioner Irshad Hasan Khan an incident in which the supporters of...
Woman prisoner commits ‘suicide’ HUB, Sept 23: A young woman allegedly committed suicide in the Gaddani jail late on Sunday night....		Need stressed for appointing researches in universities QUETTA, Sept 23: The world is moving forward with such a fast speed in the fields of social and physical sciences that if we do not address the issues and impediments...
Govt asked to provide security to observers ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The Chief Election Commissioner on Monday “directed” the federal and provincial governments to provide security to the international observers in the forthcoming general elections to “see for themselves...		MMA vows to end US influence QUETTA, Sept 23: Revival of the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, ousting of the Karzai government and enforcement of the Islamic laws and system in Pakistan are top priorities of the Muttahida...
Work on floating jetty plan halted QUETTA, Sept 23: Taking a serious note of massive irregularities in the construction of a floating jetty in Gadani, the Balochistan government has ordered immediate stoppage of work on the project....		Soomro pledges Rs60m for Thatta uplift THATTA, Sept 23: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro has announced a grant of Rs60 million for development of Thatta district, which, he said, may be considered an instalment for the purpose....
Election campaign gains momentum in Larkana LARKANA, Sept 23: The electioneering appears to be gaining momentum in Larkana district with the approach of the polling date....		Maher, Khalid to contest polls as independents SUKKUR, Sept 23: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) faced a critical situation on Monday with the two tribal chiefs, Ali Mohammad Maher and Khalid Khan Lundh, announcing to contest the election...
MMA backs PML-Q candidate KHAIRPUR, Sept 23: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have decided to support Zafar Iqbal Bilal, PML-Q candidate from PS-29, in the coming elections....		Six injured in baton-charge SUKKUR, Sept 23: Six persons were injured when police baton- charged the participants of a protest rally, brought out against Hesco officials for issuing detection bills to residents of Ghotki....
Murder suspects arrested SANGHAR, Sept 23: The Perumal police on Monday arrested three persons accused of killing their brother-in-law, at the Siranwari village, near Kandiaro, a few days ago....		Unprocessed RBD palm oil being sold in country LAHORE, Sept 23: Certain unscrupulous and dishonest vanaspati manufacturers and traders involved in the sale of unprocessed RBD (refined, bleached, and deodarized) palm oil all over the country are playing with...
Token hunger strike by doctors, teachers LAHORE, Sept 23: Doctors, teachers and students on Monday held a demonstration at Faisal Chowk on The Mall to protest against the government policy to constitute boards of governors for hospitals...		Religious leader allows poppy cultivation KOHAT, Sept 23: A religious scholar of tribal area has issued a decree allowing the cultivation of poppy to be used as a weapon against the West....
Young blood in Khyber Agency’s poll battle LANDI KOTAL, Sept 23: As the polling day for the national assembly elections is drawing nearer, electioneering in the twin constituencies of Khyber Agency is gaining momentum with each passing day....		District govts to get funds monthly PESHAWAR, Sept 23: The impact of shortfall, likely to be recorded in the provincial government’s direct federal transfers during the 2002-03 financial year, would duly be passed on to the financially-fragile...
PHC acquits NAB-convicted police official PESHAWAR, Sept 23: Accepting an appeal, an accountability bench of the Peshawar High Court here on Monday acquitted a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO), Mahmood Hussain, earlier convicted by an accountability court....		Large cache of arms seized NOWSHERA, Sept 23: The district Nowshera police arrested nine persons, including four policemen, who were trying to smuggle arms and narcotics to Punjab....
MMA vows to enforce Islamic system ATTOCK, Sept 23: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has vowed to introduce the Islamic system in the country if it is voted to power in the general election scheduled for Oct 10....		Orphan girls handed over to elder sister PESHAWAR, Sept 23: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court here on Monday handed over two minor girls to their elder sister....
Proper traffic management ordered PESHAWAR, Sept 23: NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah has said that the mismanagement and ineffective implementation of rules is the root-cause of the traffic problems in the Cantonment and the...		Stolen car recovered, two held LANDI KOTAL, Sept 23: Jamrud political administration on Monday recovered a stolen pick up at the Takhta Beg check post. The pick-up (DR 4168) was stolen from Charsadda a few days...
Parents seek release of son ABBOTTABAD, Sept 23: Parents of a boy who was taken into custody by police have demanded early release of their son....		Rs400 million corruption reference filed LAHORE, Sept 23: The National Accountability Bureau on Monday filed a Rs400 million corruption reference against a Saudi-based money-changer and his two sons before an accountability court....
Badar challenges appointment of new prosecutor LAHORE, Sept 23: PPP secretary-general Jahangir Badar on Monday challenged the appointment of a new prosecutor in a corruption reference against him before an accountability court....		PPP to emerge as single largest party: Rabbani LAHORE, Sept 23: PPP acting secretary-general Raza Rabbani claims that his party will emerge as the single largest group at the centre and in the Punjab and NWFP, capable of forming...
PBC call to arrest lawyer’s killers LAHORE, Sept 23: The Punjab Bar Council executive committee on Monday urged the Punjab governor, the chief justice of the Lahore High Court and the IGP to take notice of police...		Al-Jihad chief joins PAT LAHORE, Sept 23: Al-Jihad organization chief and a candidate from NA-120 Iffatullah Sheikh on Monday joined the Pakistan Awami Tehrik....
Consumers bear brunt of Wapda’s overpayments to NWFP LAHORE, Sept 23: As the Wapda-NWFP government standoff over calculation of net hydel profit continues, hapless consumers wonder if it would mean yet another hike in power tariff....		Keen contest on nine seats in southern Punjab MULTAN, Sept 23: Comprising 13 districts of the former Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan and Bahawalpur divisions, the southern part of the Punjab will see electoral bouts on some 50 National Assembly...
PML-QA faces tough time in NA-108, 109 GUJRAT, Sept 23: The two PML-QA candidates for NA-108 and NA-109 in the Mandi Bahauddin district are facing tough time against the strong candidates of the PPP and PML-N....		All SDOs of Mepco’s Arifwala div suspended MULTAN, Sept 23: All the sub-divisional officers (SDOs) of the Mepco’s Arifwala division have been suspended from service while the meter readers transferred to Sahiwal division for poor performance....
Kashmiris, Arains to decide NA-110 winner SIALKOT, Sept 23: The biradarism has always played a pivotal role in the city’s political scenario. This time, too, the political match is between the Kashmiris and the Arains....		Voters not interested in campaigns TOBA TEK SINGH, Sept 23: With just 17 days left in elections, candidates here have not been able to make the people take interest in their campaigns despite spending lavishly in...